Hankow, Sept. 27.
When the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company's vessel Tuck-we arrived at Hankow from Shanghai this afternoon, she report ed that when she was about two miles from Wuhu on the evening of September 25 a violent explosion, accompanied by dense smoke, oceurred in the Chinese third class me-commodation. Anti-fire measures were immediately taken 20. no fire resulted and the ship con tinued her voyage.
Inquiry into the cause of the explosion resulted in the finding of cunningly concealed bomb, the cover of which was the outside container of a thermos flash which had been placed in an innocent-looking According to the story of a Chinese Passenger coolie concerned, the box was brought on board at Chinkiang by a Chinese who left the ship at Nanking and did not return, Only slight damage was done by the explosion. Two Chinese pass engers were slightly injured and {wo bunks were wrecked. The affair was evidently @ well planned and determined attempt to wreck the ship, and might have had most. serious results had the bomb exploded else where than under the wide air shaft, which gave the flame accets to the open air and dissipated the force of the explosion, This, combined with the excellent behaviour of the officers and crew, tended to allay any tendency to panic among the assengers—Reuter's Pacific Sere
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